Meanings
nounmicrocompartmentation (plural microcompartmentations)
plural microcompartmentations
- biochemistryThe localization of protein into microcompartments
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
- Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
- Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
- Englishmicro-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincom-
- Proto-Indo-European*perh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*pérh₃tis?
- Proto-Italic*partis
- Latinpars
- Latinpartiō
- Latinpartior
- Latincompartīrī
- Italiancompartire
- Italiancompartimento
- Middle Frenchcompartiment
- Englishcompartment
- Englishcompartmentation
- Englishmicrocompartmentation
From micro- + compartmentation.
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microcompartmentation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcompartmentation
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“microcompartmentation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcompartmentation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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